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2022-01-29 12:39 pm

reading/viewing guide (wip)



PRE-FLASHPOINT, 1985-2011

Robin: Year One (2001)
Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet (1997)
New Teen Titans vol. 1-2 (1980-1984, 1984-1988)
   #38-44 - The Judas Contract
   Annual #3 - Who Is Donna Troy?
Tales of the Teen Titans (1984-1988)
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying (1989)
   Batman #440 - Part One: Suspects
   New Titans #60 - Part Two: Roots
   Batman #441 - Part Three: Parallel Lines
   New Titans #61 - Part Four: Going Home
   Batman #442 - Part Five: Rebirth
Nightwing (1996-2009)
   #41-58 - Art doesn't look like complete shit here (90's, rip)
   #140-153 - The Great Leap / Peter Tomasi's run (!!!)
Nightwing/Huntress (1998)
- the only remotely decent Nightwing thing written by Devin Grayson
Teen Titans vol. 3 (2003-2011)
   #6 - Mediating Conflict between Teen Titans and Justice League
Outsiders vol. 3 (2003-2007)
Batman: Battle for the Cowl (2009)
- very mid story, but deals with Bruce's "death" after Final Crisis
Batman and Robin vol. 1 (2009-2011)
- Dick assumes the mantle of Batman i.e. [personal profile] baston
Batman: The Black Mirror (2011)
Batman: Gates of Gotham (2012)

NEW 52, 2011-2016
Nightwing vol. 3 (2011-2014)
- ambitious ideas held back by editorial, worth looking at with the understanding this doesn't offer much definitive character work
Grayson (2014-2016)
- a lot of highs and lows, put Dick in a new context but basically showed that people just want more Nightwing lol
Batman and Robin Eternal (2015-2016)

REBIRTH, 2016-PRESENT
Nightwing vol. 4 (2014-present)
   #35-43 - The Untouchable
   #44-49 + Annual #1 - The Bleeding Edge
   #87-present - Leaping Into the Light / Tom Taylor's Run
Nightwing/Magilla Gorilla Special (2018)
- Dick solving a mystery with a Hanna-Barbera character is gold ok
Titans: Titans Together (2020)
Justice League (2020)
   #53-57 - Doom Metal
- Dick teaming up with Detective Chimp in a post-apocalypse is gold ok
Future State: Nightwing (2021)

ADAPTATIONS
Batman: The Animated Series - DCAU (1992)
   "Robin's Reckoning" Parts 1 & 2
The New Batman Adventures - DCAU (1997) animated series
   "Animal Act"
   "Old Wounds"
   "You Scratch My Back"
Teen Titans (2003) animated series
   "How Long Is Forever?"
   it's all basically good though
The Batman (2004) animated series
   "Artifacts"
   it's all basically good though
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008) animated series
   "Sidekicks Assemble!"
   "The Criss Cross Conspiracy!"
   "The Knights of Tomorrow!"
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) animated film
Young Justice (2011) animated series (highly recommend)
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract - DCAMU (2017)
- this entire series of movies sucks overall though :\
Batman Ninja (2018) anime film
Batman: Death in the Family (2020) animated film
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (2021-present) webtoon
- the only thing approximating fanon that I will accept

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